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Fatal unclassified road crash in North Devon EX16 on 20 April 2024 at 12:46 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf and a Triumph Street Triple motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in North Devon at 12:46 on Saturday 20 April 2024. The 34-year-old male rider of the Triumph Street Triple motorcycle was killed, the 20-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Golf was seriously injured and an 8-year-old male passenger in the Volkswagen Golf was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Fatal
Date
20 Apr 2024
Saturday, 12:46
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Golf and Triumph Street Triple
Casualties
3
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.9738, longitude -3.69128, in the EX16 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024501433877
Council area
North Devon
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a serious injury crash on 14 September 2019.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: Triumph Street Triple

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    675 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 34, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Triumph Street Triple)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Over 100 km

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 km

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 8, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 km

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 2024501433877 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Devon road accident statistics for 2024.